Safety Culture and 10 Ways to Improve It
S AFETY C ULTURE WHAT IS A SAFETY CULTURE? T HE ATTITUDE , BELIEFS , PERCEPTIONS AND VALUES THAT EMPLOYEES SHARE IN RELATION TO SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE . E VERY COMPANY HAS A SAFETY CULTURE . W HAT ’ S YOUR COMPANY ’ S S AFETY C ULTURE ?
T ALKING POINTS C HERNOBYL I NCIDENT 1986 CREATED TERM W ORKPLACE INCIDENTS ARE A RESULT OF A BREAKDOWN IN THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT WERE ESTABLISHED TO DEAL WITH SAFETY . S PENDING A LOT OF MONEY DOESN ’ T MEAN YOU HAVE A GOOD SAFETY CULTURE .
STEP 1 10 STEPS A SK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION : TO W HO WINS THE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN PRODUCTION AND IMPROVE SAFETY ? SAFETY S AFETY MUST WIN EVERY TIME OR YOU HAVE DEVELOPED A BAD CULTURE SAFETY CULTURE . I T ’ S THAT SIMPLE !
STEP 2 B E SURE THAT THERE IS VISIBLE 10 STEPS LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AT ALL LEVELS . TO IMPROVE C OMMITMENT ( OR LACK OF ) WILL SHOW . A COMPANY WITH A GREAT SAFETY SAFETY CULTURE PROVES THEIR CULTURE COMMITMENT TO SAFETY THROUGH THE ACTIONS OF THE LEADERS AND HOW THEY EMPOWER THEIR EMPLOYEES .
STEP 3 10 STEPS B E PROACTIVE NOT REACTIVE ! TO IMPROVE O PPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT ARE IDENTIFIED AND RESOLVED SAFETY BEFORE A PROBLEM OCCURS IN A CULTURE COMPANY WITH A STRONG SAFETY CULTURE .
STEP 4 DEAL WITH RISKS IN A TIMELY MANNER . 10 STEPS TO H AZARDS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED MUST BE DEALT WITH IN A TIMELY IMPROVE AND EFFICIENT MANNER . K NOWING THERE ARE RISKS AND SAFETY DOING NOTHING ABOUT THEM OR CULTURE TAKING TOO MUCH TIME TO ADDRESS IS A SIGN OF COMPLACENCY AND WILL RESULT IN A DETERIORATING SAFETY CULTURE .
STEP 5 10 STEPS E NCOURAGE REPORTING OF SAFETY ISSUES . TO IMPROVE G OOD MANAGERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS KNOW THAT WHEN AN EMPLOYEE REPORTS A SAFETY CULTURE ISSUE , THAT IT IS A SIGN OF A STRENGTHENING SAFETY CULTURE .
STEP 6 E NCOURAGE REPORTING OF INJURIES , ILLNESSES AND NEAR 10 STEPS MISSES . TO IMPROVE N OTHING SHOULD BE IGNORED . T RANSPARENCY AND INTEGRITY IS SAFETY THE ONLY WAY . OSHA REQUIRES REPORTING OF INJURIES AND CULTURE ILLNESSES AND ENCOURAGING THE REPORTING OF NEAR MISSES GREATLY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL INCIDENTS .
STEP 7 M ANDATE SAFETY AS A CONDITION 10 STEPS OF EMPLOYMENT . TO H OLD EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTABLE IMPROVE BECAUSE LIVES ARE ON THE LINE . C AN YOU AFFORD AN EMPLOYEE SAFETY WHO THINKS THEY ARE ABOVE THE CULTURE RULES WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY ? A N EMPLOYEE WHO DOESN ’ T SHARE THIS VALUE ISN ’ T AN EMPLOYEE YOU WANT .
STEP 8 10 STEPS F OLLOW THE OLD SAYING THAT ANYTHING WORTH HAVING IS TO WORTH WORKING HARD TOWARDS . IMPROVE A GREAT SAFETY CULTURE IS SAFETY WORTH HAVING . I T ’ S NOT EASY TO CULTURE ACHIEVE WITHOUT HARD WORK AND AN INVESTMENT FROM ALL LEVELS WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION .
STEP 9 C OMMUNICATE ! 10 STEPS TO A WELL WRITTEN SAFETY PLAN MEANS NOTHING IF ALL IMPROVE EMPLOYEES DO NOT HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF ALL SAFETY HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES . A LL SOP’ S CULTURE SHOULD INCLUDE SAFETY AND BE COMMUNICATED TO ALL EMPLOYEES .
STEP 10 D EFINE YOUR S AFETY C ULTURE 10 STEPS TO D EFINE IT !! J UST LIKE ANY GOAL , WRITE IT DOWN , MAKE A PLAN IMPROVE AND MAKE CHANGE . Y ES , IT ’ S A SIMPLE STRATEGY , BUT IT ’ S NOT SAFETY SIMPLISTIC ! A ND IT WORKS . M AKE CULTURE SURE THAT YOUR PLAN IS DETAILED AND INCLUDES A CLEAR DEFINITION OF WHAT YOUR IDEAL SAFETY CULTURE LOOKS LIKE .
TEAMS – LETS GET READY FOR S UMMER!!!!
HEAT INDEX GUIDANCE
AM I IN DANGER?
DRINK WATER EVERY 15 MINUTES – EVEN IF YOU AREN’ T DRINK THIRS TY WATCH OUT WATCH OUT FOR EACH OTHER PLANNING GET OUT GET OUT OF THE S UN PERIODICALLY FOR HOT WEAR WEAR APPROPIATE CLOTHING DAYS ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE IN CAS E YOU NEED TO KNOW CALL DIS PATCH, S UPERVIS OR OR 911 RES T RES T WHEN NECES S ARY
3 TYPES OF HEAT RELATED ILLNES S ES
1 st choice - commercial sports drink 2 nd choice – coconut water 3 rd choice – milk 4 th choice – water
H OW CAN YOU CHECK YOURS ELF TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE IN DANGER OF DEHYDRATION ?
THE CORRECT ANS WERS COULD BE:
H OW OFTEN S HOULD YOU DRINK WATER DURING A DAY WITH A HIGH HEAT INDEX ?
THE CORRECT ANS WER:
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BE CULTURE AWARE! STAY HYDRATED! HAVE A SAFE DAY! Janette Kessler jkessler@acua.com 609-272-6903
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